News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-10
Literary Notes.

In the November QulnDer Vi Gllt rOTuW
Senator Colquitt of Georgia will defend
charge that they suppress the Negro vote
by intimidation and fraud.
A naval encounter in the war of 1872.
between the Enterprise and the
" Boxer is the theme of poem which
Henry Abbey will contribute to the
November American Magazine.
General Francis A. Walkers article
on What Shall We Tell the Working
Classes" in November Scribner's, will
contain some very vigorous and plain
spoken words on the labor question.
Next to Mt. st. Elias in Alaska, Mt.
Tacoma is the loftieSt peak in the United
States. Its ascent is very difficult. and
the scenery is extremely wild. An illus
trated account of a climb to the highest
attainable point will be given by G. D.
Hendrickson in the November American
Magazine. x4.-,-., :.
EX-GovsFneF chm d. Long of Massa-
chusetts will have an article in the Fo-
rum for November on The Use and
Abuse of the Veto Power" referring
especially to President Cleveland's We
A number of remarkably fine portraits
ton will illustrate Or. Sargent's article
in the November 1ScfT Saer's, on 1.-The
Physical Characteristics of Athletes"
President Barnard of Columbia Col
lege has prepared for the Forum for
November sharp article on the Knights
of Labor, in which he charges them with
= blocka ling industry" and " attempt
ing to coerce society,""
Within recent weeks an amusing story
has gone the rounds of the press. to the
effect that The American Magazine was
to be conducted for the benefit of its
contributors. who would receive stock
in payment for their literary work. The
paragraph has called forth much pity for
the editor of magazine so managed :;
wasted tears, as the story never had any
foundation and is wholly untrue.
Illustrated papers in the November
| Century include one On Augustus St.
| Gaudens, the sculptor and his work. AS
| st. Gauuens' statue of Lincoln, in Chica-
go. was completed since the article was
| written, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, contributes
a short supplemental paper describing
| that work, with full page illustration.
engraved by Whitney. Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer considers this statue mot only our
best likeness of Abraham Lincoln, but
our finest work of monumental art.''
With its November issue Babyhood
completes its third year and volume
From the first number it has been a pro-
noanced success, winning praises alike
from press and subscribers. There l.
not home in the land blessed with
small children but would be made hap
pier aud better for its monthly visits
With the November number is given an
index of the volume just closed, embrac-
ing more than 1000 topics, and yet the
publishers tell US that they have scarce
ly entered upon their field. The number
Is equal to any that have preceded it. and
this is saying much. We are glad to
know that the magazine commences its
fourth year under bright auspices. What
mother can afford to be without it? 10
cents copy; $l.50 a year. Babyhood
Publishing Co., 5 Beekman St., n. Y.
November ends the Wide A,oake year
with thanksgiving number in all but
the technical sense. Besides the long
stories that come to an end-there are
none beginning; next month is the time
to begin-there is rich and varied fare
Pictorial Concord comes to an end with
its old houses and many mementos of
patriotism and genius. The year has
been rich one. We look with expecta-
ton. What can the new year bring to
surpass it? But we have hint in the
premium list, wonderful document.
We never saw such list, so generous
handling of generous things. Let every
family send five cents to d. Lothrop Co.,
Boston. for sample copy, if only to get
that list of good things to be got for a
little neighborly work.
The opening article in the November
Hdrper'S will be upon one of the charm
ing Meccas of Southern California to
which invalids resort-Santa Bar bara.
The author, Edward Roberts, is a resi-
dent of that town. He depicts in nara
tive form the attractions of the "Ameri-
can Nice" as he calls it.. The Italian
beauties of the Santa Barbara Valley,
and the salubrions qualities of climate,
springs, and fruits. are entertainingly set
forth. The old Franciscan Mission,
hoary with century's history and re-
plete with curious associations, is one of
the important features of the paper. and
is fully illustrated, as are the other pic
turesque subjects.
The Audubon Society for the Protec-
ton of birds, founded in February. 1885,
has attained a membership roll of 40, 900,
representing all parts of the United
States and Canada. Not less notable
than this remarkable numerical strength
is the Society's success in practically &C
complishing the peculiar mission its pro-
motors had in view. The Audubon
| h@SC hOb oHiJ
Gus fashion of bird-feather wearing by
women, but they are steadily promoting
a widespread interest in bird study, and
awakening general appreciation of
birds in their relation to agriculture and
other interests of mankind. The society
has its own special journal, The audubon
Magazine, published for it by the Forest
and Stream Publishing Co., New York.
The magazine which is a monthly, dis
cusses bird life and other branches of
natural history, with illustrations, and in
various ways supplements the Society's
work.